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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Letitia Suk invites readers to take a “Getaway with God”

How a simple day away can recharge

your soul
and transform your life

Our spiritual lives can often resemble our
cell phones at the end of the day. The battery is run down and in need of a
charge. Sometimes we are down to 2% before we even realize it. It’s important
we reconnect to our power source. Even a single day set aside to recharge fully
with God can do wonders for the soul. In Getaway with God: The Everywoman’s Guide to
Personal Retreat (Kregel
Publications/ November 27, 2016/ISBN 978-0825444159/$14.99),Letitia Suk offers women a step-by-step, no-excuses guide to getting
back in sync with God.

Many women are desperate for more time with God, but with
the demands of modern life, simply getting up earlier in the day to fit in a longer
devotion is no longer a viable — or fulfilling — option. Every now and then, concentrated
time alone with the Father is just what the soul needs to reconnect with Him
and refresh for the journey ahead. Getaway
with God provides step-by-step guidance and the necessary tools to enable
any woman to plan time away — whether a work day, a weekend, or even a full
week — on any budget.

“Time
after time, year after year, I come away filled with a renewed sense of
purpose, clarity of vision, trust in God’s ability to untie all the knots of my
life and an overwhelming sense of being loved after my getaways,” Suk shares. “Many
of us are familiar with the relationship boost a getaway with our spouse or
family can provide, and a getaway with God has the same results for our souls.”

While
the idea of pulling away for a night or two might sound enticing, the
practicalities of such a venture are enough to stop most women before they even
begin. Suk addresses many of the common questions that arise, such as:

Where
should I go?

How
long should I stay?

Will
it cost a lot of money?

Should
I fast?

What
would I do? Pray the whole time?

Do
I need a structured plan?

With
a warm and inviting voice, Suk walks readers through exploring the type of
retreat they need most (restorative, listening or goal-setting) and then provides
all the details needed to plan and implement it, including templates offering
ideas of what to do each hour.

The
second half of Getaway with God
focuses on designing a five-day life-review retreat, including guided questions
and ways to bring the retreat home. The longer retreats are a way to reflect on
the past, present and future, especially after significant life transitions
such finishing school, job changes or children leaving home for college. The
practical appendices provide optional retreat exercises, tips on how to change
your picture of prayer and how to find retreat centers nationwide, as well as a
checklist for what to bring.

Suk’s
soothing and mentoring style will assure readers that sometimes the best thing
they can do is retreat, and no matter their season of life, the time for
retreat is now.

Advance
Praise

“As
women, we can get so caught up in taking care of others and in our to-do lists
that we lose track of nurturing the most important relationship of all — the
one with God. This book is a gentle, beautiful invitation to say yes to the
Lord’s invitation to come with him to a quiet place. Letitia provides
step-by-step instructions to those who desire them, but also encourages women
to find their own retreat path. She shares her own journey with humility and
grace. It’s a book any woman at any stage of life or spirituality will learn
from and savor.”

“Getaway with God taps
our deep longing for space of our own. In a world with lots of noise and little
quiet, the personal retreat becomes a countercultural — and life-giving — choice.
Let Letitia Suk walk you through your doubts, fears, questions, and reticence.”

~ Jane Rubietta, international speaker, author
of 19 books, including Worry Less So You Can Live More

About
the author

Letitia Suk is an author and life coach who is passionate about helping
women create a purposeful life and experience the fullness God offers. She
writes about intentionality in the day-to-day — family life, spirituality,
holidays and friendships.

Suk received her Personal Life Coach certification from the
Coach Training Alliance in 2003. She has served as a hospital chaplain for
nearly a decade and is a sought-after speaker for women’s events and retreats.
Suk has had more than 100 articles appear in various print publications and is
the author of Rhythms of Renewal and Getaway with God: The Everywoman’s Guide to
Personal Retreat.

Suk lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Tom. They
have four grown children and three grandchildren.

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